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Bob Dylan | Format: Audio CD
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BOB DYLAN Biographyby Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Bob Dylan's influence on popular music is incalculable. As a songwriter, he pioneered several different schools of pop songwriting, from confessional singer/songwriter to winding, hallucinatory, stream-of-consciousness narratives. As a vocalist, he broke down the notion that a singer must have a conventionally good voice in order to perform, thereby… Read more in Amazon's Bob Dylan Store

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  • Audio CD (10 Feb 1997)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Columbia / Sony
  • ASIN: B000025SZ0
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 22,212 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1. FRANKIE & ALBERT
2. JIM JONES
3. BLACKJACK DAVEY
4. CANADEE-I-O
5. SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD
6. LITTLE MAGGIE
7. HARD TIMES
8. STEP IT UP AND GO
9. TOMORROW NIGHT
10. ARTHUR MCBRIDE
11. YOU'RE GONNA QUIT ME
12. Diamond Joe
13. FROGGIE WENT A-COURTIN'

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47 of 47 people found the following review helpful
By Daniel Jolley HALL OF FAME TOP 100 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
One good thing about writing reviews is the fact that I am often compelled to pick up things I have ignored for a long time. When this album was released, I snatched it up, listened to it a few times, and proceeded to forget about it for some reason. Being less of a Dylan addict at the time, the fact that this album consisted basically of folk music accompanied by impeccable acoustic guitar did not strike me as very significant, and I was slightly disappointed that these songs were all covers. I was not used to this kind of Dylan music, and for that reason I believe this CD failed to captivate me at the time. Listening to it again now, I am amazed by this album's greatness. Acoustic guitar, harmonica, and Dylan's uniquely raspy vocal musings-that's really all Dylan ever needed, and Good As I Been To You is proof that what was true in the 1960s was just as true in the 1990s and will be true until Dylan's greatness is snatched away from this earth.

These songs are all mesmerizing, but Hard Times deserves special attention, as Dylan pours his heart and soul into the song. Arthur McBride is another incredible story-telling saga. Tomorrow Night particularly shows off Dylan's harmonica-playing, and the song's familiarity provides an opening for those seeking to appreciate this impressive album and proves once again that Dylan can in fact sing a love song with great feeling. Don't think that these tracks are all slow and somber anthems, though; a quick listen at Step It Up and Go will show you that Dylan can infuse tons of energy into folk music. Good As I Been To You is Dylan at his most natural, and one can only sit back and revel in the story-telling prowess of one of music's most influential and legendary performers.

Looking back on this album, I can't help but consider it the product of an exceedingly important phase in Dylan's evolution as an artist and musician, one in which he looked back to his roots and drew sustenance for the incredible comeback he would make in coming years. With the mixed success of albums such as Under the Red Sky, clearly it can be said that Dylan was floundering musically at the time this particular album was recorded. While some questioned his decision to record an album of covered folk and blues songs at this particular time, Dylan knew what he was doing, and what he was doing was reinventing himself yet again in preparation for hours and hours of incredible new music with which to delight fans and critics alike in coming years. I think many Dylan fans will now agree that this album keeps getting better as the years go by, but at the same time I can see where those unfamiliar with Dylan's musical progression might not warm up to it so easily for the simple fact that it will probably differ greatly from their expectations.

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This album blows me away. Best Dylan ever? Very arguably so. It's straight-up, no frills, pure folk, with just Dylan, his guitar, and sometimes harmonica. For those who like their folk synth-free and natural, for those who like their Dylan unplugged and going for it, this one is a GEM. The more you listen to it, the better it gets, too!
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This was the first Dylan album that I bought when it was released. Till then I has been playing catch up. Waiting for it with bated breath I was sooo disappointed when I discovered it was an album of cover versions. Released during a period of supposed writer's block I didn't hold out much hope. What I found was a gem. Dylan playing songs he loves and nothing else. Great versions of "Jim Jones" "Arthur McBride" "Canadee IO" and "Hard Times" illustrating how effective Dylan's harrassed voice can be when he want's it to be. Great sounding acoustic guitar, great harmonica solos and a great lesson, to the beginner in tradional tunes that if investigated opens up a ocean of talent that nudged and cajoled the master song smith Dylan into the master craftsman of a song writer that he is today. Everyone should behold this album as a thing of beauty. God bless the products of writers block.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
swashbucklin bob me hartys
I read a review on this cd that bob sounds rough
What was he expecting. Michael bubbley. Bobs
Voice is well suited to to a swashbuckling good ole
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Published 2 months ago by c rider
Good As I Been To You: Bob Dylan
I must admit that the majority of my Bob Dylan collection consists of his earlier work covering the first twenty years of his career and some of the Bootleg Volumes that have been... Read more
Published 4 months ago by N. A. Spencer
the road back
this is a step along the road that brought us the eventual magic of time out of mind. you can almost feel dylan centering himself as he strips away the dross and production to him,... Read more
Published 10 months ago by seasicktim
A Late Bloomer
One good thing about writing reviews is the fact that I am often compelled to pick up things I have ignored for a long time. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Miles Nevin
Dylan as a fan
Avoided this for ages as I wasn't too convinced by an album of covers. Big mistake. It shows Bob the fan playing songs he obviously loves and empathises with. Buy it.
Published on 5 Feb 2009 by Brian Mavis
He knows what he's doing the critics don't
What I like about Dylan is that he does plenty of covers.Self Portait and its still-not-issued-on CD sequel DYLAN was Dylan playing the covers game-which at least proved he wasn't... Read more
Published on 1 April 2008 by Richard
So bad it's good!
Leo Kottke is celebrated as having described his own voice as "goose farts on a foggy day". A reasonable description balanced by the simple fact that he plays unbelievably... Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2008 by P. Wallace
Bob goes back to his folk roots
I got round to listening to this album after Frank Black sardonically called it the best album of the last 15 years in a special edition of Q a few years back (he also added that... Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2007 by Steve
Rough but great!
My first reaction on listening to this was `what have we got here?'. There is some rough singing and some rough guitar playing, albeit both highly skilled. Read more
Published on 13 April 2007 by JP
Beautiful
I adore this album. It is Bob doing old folk songs, and he makes them soooo much fun. I've since bought some of the orginials which he covers here, and he uses his great big brain... Read more
Published on 11 Dec 1999
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